Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 44.9 | 49.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Kyocera | Acer |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-01-21 | 2013-08-04 |
| 4.53 x 2.44 x 0.50 inches | 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.16 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 140.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 165 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset | MediaTek MT6572 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (500 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | Mali-400 MP GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.22 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.00 MP |
| -- | 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 4.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 170 hours standby time 8.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Acer Liquid Z3 is slightly better than the Kyocera Hydro Plus, getting a overall score of 49.1 against 44.9. Although the Acer Liquid Z3 and the Kyocera Hydro Plus were only released 6 months apart, the Acer Liquid Z3 design is somewhat thinner but also just a little bit heavier than the Kyocera Hydro Plus. Both devices we are comparing work with Android OS (Operating System), but Acer Liquid Z3 has the newer 4.2.2 version and Kyocera Hydro Plus has Android 4.0.
The Acer Liquid Z3 and Kyocera Hydro Plus feature extremely similar displays, both of them have the same amount of pixels in each screen inch, a display with the same size and an equal resolution of 480 x 320px. The Acer Liquid Z3 features a processor that is very similar to Kyocera Hydro Plus's CPU, because although the Acer Liquid Z3 has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have a 512 MB RAM, it also counts with a larger number of 1 gigahertz cores.
The Acer Liquid Z3 has a better memory to install games and applications than Kyocera Hydro Plus, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 32 GB, the Acer Liquid Z3 also has 4 GB internal storage capacity. The Acer Liquid Z3's battery performance is very similar to the battery performance in Kyocera Hydro Plus.
Acer Liquid Z3 has a much better camera than Kyocera Hydro Plus, although it has a back-facing camera with less mega pixels resolution.
The Acer Liquid Z3 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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